Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old Marine veteran, allegedly killed two people and injured several others at a Michigan Mormon church before being killed by police.
The man police identified as the gunman who killed at least two people and injured several others during services at a Michigan Mormon church on Sunday before setting the building on fire is a 40-year-old Marine veteran who served in Iraq.
Thomas Jacob Sanford was named by authorities as the man who rammed a Chevy Silverado truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, before opening fire on the hundreds of worshipers gathered there.
Sanford then allegedly set the building on fire before being killed by responding officers. Police have not said how the fire was started.
At a short news conference, authorities confirmed that Sanford, from nearby Burton, Michigan, was the lone suspect.
